cap

a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form Synonyms of ¹cap cap, capsule, lozenge, tabletWords Related to ¹cap cure, drug, medication, medicinal, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy, specific; miracle drug, wonder drug; potion, preparation; dosage, dose; drop, gelcap; bolus, pilule

1 a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out Synonyms of ²cap cap, chapeau, headdress, headgear, headpiece, lid [slang]Words Related to ²cap baseball cap, beret, billycock [British], biretta, boater, bonnet, bowler, calotte, capuche, casque, castor, cloche, cocked hat, cowboy hat, cowl, derby, fedora, fez, garrison cap, hard hat, helm, helmet, high hat, homburg, hood, kepi (also képi), kufi, leghorn, miter (or mitre), nightcap, opera hat, overseas cap, panama, picture hat, pillbox, plug hat, porkpie hat, service cap, shako, silk hat, skimmer, skullcap, sombrero, sou'wester, Stetson, stocking cap, stovepipe, sunbonnet, tam, tam-o'-shanter, ten-gallon hat, top hat, topper, toque, tricorne (or tricorn), turban, zucchetto; warbonnet

2 a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents I can't find the cap to the milk bottle Synonyms of ²cap cap, lid, topWords Related to ²cap dome, hood, roof; capsule, case, casing, covering, housing, jacket, sheath, shell

3 a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive Synonyms of ²cap bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limitation, line, terminationWords Related to ²cap extremity, fag end, terminus; border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge; outside; bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall

to set bounds or an upper limit for the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil Synonyms of cap limit, circumscribe, confine, hold down, restrictWords Related to cap bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct; constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten; quell, repress, suppress; number; modify, qualifyNear Antonyms of cap broaden, expand, widen; overextend, overreachAntonyms of cap exceed